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SKF launches India Distribution Centre at Chakan

By Niranjan Mudholkar,

Added 14 December 2016

Well connected with the factories to ensure better availability of stocks and to serve the customers at the shortest possible time

SKF, the leading worldwide manufacturer and supplier of ball & roller bearings and rotating equipment performance products, today announced the launch of its new centralized distribution centre at Chakan, Pune. Spread over 64000 square feet, this India Distribution Centre (IDC) will significantly improve SKF's distribution and logistics footprint in India.

This centre is strategically located in the industrial belt of Maharashtra and in the vicinity of key automobile manufacturers, it is also well connected with the factories to ensure better availability of stocks and to serve the customers at the shortest possible time.

"India is an increasingly important market for SKF and in order to further improve the logistics structure and serve its customers better, the company has invested in this world-class centre. The centre combines the latest logistics infrastructure with SKF best practices in its logistics operations worldwide," says Christer Cedervall, Director -Logistics & Demand Chain, AB SKF. "It will allow us to reduce delivery lead times and provide a wider range of products to our customers and distributors."

"At SKF, we continuously strive to create better experiences for our customers and this centralized distribution centre reinforces our commitment. It will enable us to significantly improve the support and service to our customers and distributors by reducing lead time and by lowering their inventory. This facility is also aligned towards the impending GST implementation," says Shishir Joshipura, Managing Director and Country Head, SKF India.

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